Posted: 25/07/2025
Closing Date: 08/08/2025
Job Type: Contract
Location: Sunshine
Job Category: Community Services and Development

Seeking an appropriately qualified practitioner to undertake a short-term 9-month contract within the Connexions Program.

• Undertake individual counselling, assertive outreach and case management with young people who present with substance misuse and mental health concerns. This includes providing suicide identification and risk assessments.
• Facilitate access for marginalised young people to mainstream agencies such as mental health, alcohol and drug services and other community services. This includes developing creative and flexible programmatic responses to maximise accessibility for marginalised young people with long-standing and entrenched barriers to engagement.
• Ensure the maintenance of appropriate files, records and statistics to facilitate evidence-based practice, quality service delivery and accountability.
• Compliance with relevant legislation and commitment to continuous quality improvement processes.
• Participate in regular supervision, team meetings and professional development including participation in regular network meetings.
• Other duties as required

Seeking an appropriately qualified practitioner to undertake a short-term 9-month contract within the Connexions Program.

• Undertake individual counselling, assertive outreach and case management with young people who present with substance misuse and mental health concerns. This includes providing suicide identification and risk assessments.
• Facilitate access for marginalised young people to mainstream agencies such as mental health, alcohol and drug services and other community services. This includes developing creative and flexible programmatic responses to maximise accessibility for marginalised young people with long-standing and entrenched barriers to engagement.
• Ensure the maintenance of appropriate files, records and statistics to facilitate evidence-based practice, quality service delivery and accountability.
• Compliance with relevant legislation and commitment to continuous quality improvement processes.
• Participate in regular supervision, team meetings and professional development including participation in regular network meetings.
• Other duties as required.

Competitive remuneration, plus salary packaging benefit, is offered together with ongoing professional and career development as well as opportunities for personal growth.